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whether in the East or the West, will depend upon the 

 extent of the business done, especially if one is a consider- 

 able distance from markets. The above are the essentials 

 noted by this practical scientist. 



Next to the apple crop, perhaps the most important fruit 

 crop for shipping is the peach. The locality is perhaps the 

 most important consideration in a peach orchard. In the 

 Eastern and Southern states, and in Connecticut, Delaware, 

 New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, and, of late years, 

 Georgia, peaches flourish and produce enormous crops. 

 As a general rule, the nearer the orchard is to large bodies 

 of water, the more likely one is to get a crop, as the temper- 

 ature of the water prevents a too early budding out in the 

 spring and delays killing autumn frosts. 



Generally speaking, a sandy, porous soil is best for peaches, 

 but they may be raised on clay lands if provided with plenty 

 of humus. 



Another fruit which is profitable in districts suited to 

 its growth is the grape. Bulletin No. 153, Cornell Exper- 

 iment Station, says: "Grapes are a dessert fruit. They 

 are not used to a large extent in the kitchen (though they 

 might be), so there are few incidental or secondary prod- 

 ucts ; that is, they are not dried, canned, made into jellies, 

 and the like, to any extent, that is, in the United States." 

 The grape is peculiarly a sectional product. Central New 

 York has a large area devoted to it. In northern Ohio, a 

 strip along Lake Erie, and some of its islands, are devoted 

 almost exclusively to grape vineyards. In districts where 

 grapes are intensively grown, a great part of the crop is 

 used for wine, and American wine is extensively sold in our 

 home markets, although it frequently has foreign labels. 



Any one purchasing a farm should plant some grapevines 



